The Compass Rose: 9/23
Principal's Message
To the East Elementary School community:
Thank you to our PTO, last night's Movie Night was a great event! We all appreciate the many volunteers who help plan fun activities and events for our East students and their families!
We hope that everyone has an opportunity for restful long weekend!
- Mr. Hawes
Curriculum Night Survey Debrief:
Thank you to those who took time to provide feedback on last week's Curriculum Night. Below are some takeaways based on your responses.
- 95% of respondents felt the information provided by educators in your session(s) provided a clear picture of your child's curriculum
- The facets many found most helpful were: presentations from classroom teachers (83%), opportunities to ask questions of your child's educator (68%), and seeing classroom learning spaces (65%)
- Attendees learned the most new information about Social-Emotional Learning & Supports (40%) and ELA/Reading (38%)
Your suggestions also highlighted some areas we can improve on or changes to consider for next year:
- Many would like time with our specialists (Art, Music, Technology, Foreign Language, Library/Media Center, and Physical Education), or were unaware that our specialists were available.
- Many offered suggestions about the way we could structure the night differently. Some felt our presentations should be shortened to allow time for parents to visit other areas of the building or classrooms or to ask questions.
- Some would have liked to have heard from administrators, as a standalone session or to kick off the evening.
Again, we thank those that took the time to provide feedback. We will do our best to meet the stated needs in future events.
Preschool Screenings
Under federal and state special education regulations, Hingham Public Schools (HPS) has a responsibility to locate, identify, refer, evaluate, and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate, public education to students with disabilities who reside in the town of Hingham. For this purpose, we offer screenings twice per year, in November and February. Our first screening of the 2022-2023 school year will take place on Thursday, November 3rd at East Elementary School. If you would like your child screened, please call Darcy Greene, Administrative Assistant at 781-741-1570, x4967 or email dgreene@hinghamschools.org. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Early Childhood Coordinator Elizabeth Costanza, at ecostanza@hinghamschools.org.
Elementary Schedule Changes & Recess Impact
We are aware that there are some unanswered questions regarding changes to elementary schedules and how they have impacted recess and wanted to provide some insight.
This past spring it became clear that establishing an aligned elementary schedule was a priority to ensure continuity across sites. This undertaking began with stakeholders throughout the district meeting and providing input relative to their experiences and offering insight into potential changes. With this input in mind, as well as time-on-learning guidelines provided by DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education), a schedule framework was developed that reflected not only time-on-learning parameters but also changes to past practices (ex. recess preceding lunch district-wide and the elimination of a second, standalone recess for Grades 3-5).
Our Grades 3-5 classrooms have adjusted to this change by providing opportunities to enjoy snack while working and embedding movement throughout their day.
Please know that the building principals arte the best source for questions and concerns about this adjustment and I am happy to field questions and/or concerns.
Foster Elementary School Building Project
Please see the link below for information & resources related to the Foster School building project:
https://hinghamschools.org/about/foster-school-building-project/
Save The Date! 📅☑️
Columbus Day (No School)
Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 07:00 AM
October PTO Meeting
Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 09:30 AM
East Elementary, Multi-purpose Room
Contact Us:
Have questions or need assistance? Reach out to us!
Jonathan Hawes, Principal: jhawes@hinghamschools.org
Dr. Amanda Donovan, Assistant Principal: adonovan@hinghamschools.org
Karen Mariani, Administrative Assistant: kmariani@hinghamschools.org
Elisa Nelson, Administrative Assistant: enelson@hinghamschools.org
Tel: (781) 741-1570